1926-05-05 — Page 7

CANTON LABOUR DAY

'INCIDENTS.

TEN KILLED IN STREET

FIGHT.

STRIKE DEVELOP-

MENTS.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

P.W.D. OVERSEER FINED.

SMACKED GIRL AFTER ACCIDENT.

(Continued from Page 1),

The northern station at. Paris to-day was crowded with English

Allegations that, after an RIVAL RICKSHA GUILDS. people hurrying to London and Chinese girl aged ten years being accident which resulted in a A Canton correspondent, writing after ten in the morning every knocked down by a motor cycle In regard to the celebration of train departed without a guaran Road, the latter followed the girl driven by a Europens in Caine Labour Day there, says the crowd tee of travel beyond Boulogne into a shop, and smacked her, were on the East. Perade Ground was Lor Calais. It was announced at found to be proved in's case before noon that four of the afternoon Mr. R. E Lindsell at the Central

Magistracy this morning.

the largest on record.

In the streets, the handbills and trains wore cancelled, this conster-

posters displayed tickled the nating would-be travellers.

imagination of the people who are suffering from unemployment and from grinding poverty, A few new shibboleths and, slogans were put into the mouths of the propa- gandists, and the observance of the day was widespread.

Renter

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SHIPPING HELD UP.

The defendant was Mr. F. P. R. James, an overseer of the P.W.D., and he was charged with falling to report an accident within a reasonable time, and with assault- Berlin, May 4. ing a Chinese girl aged ten, living The strike has already affected at 5, Princes's Torraco, Calrie German ports and vessels sche-Road on April 29th. Mr. J. A.

led to sail to England have car O'Donoghue defended called their departure in view of charges, and Mr. D. McCallum on both the impossibility of coaling Inprosecuted on the second charge. Britain. Several British steamers

Sub-Inspector Alexander pre- are held up at Hamburgh and secuted on the "first" charge, and Bremen. German-American liners said the report was not received, are omitting Southampton from until the following morning, and their itinerary-Renter.

the neeldent happened at 2.30 p. A satisfactory explanation was given and the summons was dismissed,

On the Parade Ground, there were hundreds of banners and thousands of flags, much shouting. and many stump orators, whilst several big Chinese drums such as are used at the Dragon Boat fes- FRENCH LABOUR TO HELP.. tival were continuously beaten for

Paris, May 4. hours on end. Thousands of the. The General Confederation of carried bamboo Labour has convened a conference poly and many others had stick of miners, railwaymen, dockers Mr. McCallum said that on April which looked like Scouts' poles.and seamen to discuss support for 29th, the defendant was driving In addition, not a few of the the British paraders carried stones and brick-decision has been reached but the near Peel Street, when there was strikers. A definite his motor cycle along Chine Road, bats in their hands!

French Unions have assured Bri-Jan accident in which a girl was

demonstrators

cess of the strike--Reuter.

Dealing with the second charge,

The police book every precautish workers of sympathy and hurt. She ran into a shop, and tion to maintain order.. and aprumised to contribute to the sue various places on the Wai On Kal and the Wing Hon Maloo squads of soldiers were stationed with machine-guns.

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INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT.

Amsterdam, May 4. All went well at first with the The International Federation of procession, but before the day was Trade Unions has not received an out street fighting of a serious application from the British nature took place. Some say that Trades Union Congress, but it has an opposition procession which made preparations for financial formed up outside the West Gate and moral support, immediately clashed with the processionists who the application has been received came from the east. This may or-Reuters may apt be true, but the most "serious fighting took place between

two guilds of rickshh enolies, The

Swatow coolies quarrelled with the

T

GERMAN ACTION,

Essen, May 4, Union of transport-workers. Canton coolies, because one party thick labourers and seamen's or did not stop work and take part in ganisations have issued a

mini- the procession, which the other fests ordering the members to did. Many coolies were seriously cease work on ships trying to take wounded and about ten killed. coal to England-Reuter There were no rickshas to be hired on Sunday,

OLD PIRACY RECALLED.

AMERICAN OPINION,

Washington, May 4.

the defendant followed her and amucked her face. Probably ow ing to the re-action, the girl laughed, but, nevertheless, it fendant should was extraordinary that the de- the girl.

have assaulted;

The girl gave evidence, and said she was picked up by woman, and the defendant smack-

her on the head and face, one of the blows stunning her.

Giving evidence, the defendant. suid he saw the girl too late, and swerved to try and She was knocked down and hef

avoid her.

was knocked off his machine. She got up and ran into a shop, and he followed to get particulars to make a report to the police. He found her in the shop, surrounded y a crowd and asked who ne master was. The girl then laugh-

Mr. William Green, President of ed at him, and he flicked her on the American Federation of the head, telling her that she had Labour, has stated that the done nothing clever to smile Federation believed that the about. British Einers were justified in ...In answer Lo Mr. Lindsell, their demands far a "decent living defendant denied that he lost his wage" and that their grievances temper. should speedily he redressed. He hopel that those qualities which Callum, defendant said it was na- Cross-examined by Mr. Me arcterise the British people tural to suffended when the girl The announcemeal of the death every crisis" will so assert them laughed, as of Mr. Walter William Munday, selves as to effect an immediate clothes were torn, and his cycle was he was hurt. his which took place at Ealing en selliement.--Router's March 26, at the age of 73 years. Serties.

American recnik ond of the tragic piracies

DEATH OF MR. W. W. MUNDAY,

of the old steamer Spark on the Canton River.

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EFFECT ON STOCKS. :

New York, May 4.

broken. He admitted that he saw a solicitor after the accident and sent a letter to the girl's guardian asking for damages. He received, Mr. Munday, who was a tea man. The Stock Exchange opened a reply but did not answer because was a passenger on the occasion, weak. Considerable selling of he received the summons, which was in the middle of the British stocks tended up restrict wheat

'seventies of last century. He was

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Cotton"

very badly wounded in the site, fatures, recedet fractionally shoulder and neck. Indeed, for Riple's American Service.

pirates left him for dead and in- DOG OWNERS FINED.

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PEAK RESIDENTS IN COURT.

Mr. McCallum:-Do you think little girl because she laughed at you were justified in hitting this

you?

Defendant replied that he thought he was, as he did wot hurt her.

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Mr. O'Donoghue suggested that it was a trivial case. The doctor's roport bord out the fact that hel

Roguefort Before Major C. Willson, at tam could find no marks caused by

ly for him. When the pirate`gana left in the pre-arranged junk which came up, the saloon boys Central Police Court this morning, assault, only by the accident. He wrapped Mr. Mundy in tablecloths, W. S. W. Collasius, of Kellett suggested it was a deliberate at- which staunched the flow of blood. Lodge, No. 180, the Peak, and Mr. tempt to extort money from the and undoubtedly, saved his life. C. C. Stark, 274, The Peak, were defendant. He submitted there Some dozen or fifteen men were each fined $5 for allowing their was no evidence that would justify; subsequently caught and beheaded, for the piracy. One of the singus. Is he abroad in 2 public conviction. Jar features as regards Mr. Mundy led, or on a lead. A Chinese de to the suggestion of extorting thoroughfare without being muz- M McCallum said he objected was that one of the gang was caught wearing a ring which had

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lost in a barn for a period of forty Chinese living in Shanghai Street, of temper, Mr. Lindsel? impose a A black chow dog, owned by a defendant struck the girl in a fit] The funeral took place on March has been sent to Kennedy Town, fine of $25. 31. at St. Marks Church, Boston-ter biting the owner's daughter, road, Hanwell, followed by inter-aged two years, ment at Kensington Cemetery, by private doctor. Uxbridge-road, Hanwell.

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The controversy centring around to-day: Empress of Canada, the famous Lawrence which had more than once led to President Taft, Euryhatos, Pros atatue, Talamba, President Grant, Tanda, a breach of the peace has ap-idont Jefferson, Menolaus, Heiryu. parently been ended by the action Maru, Santhia, Siberia Maru, of the Government in altering the Anking, Tjikarang, Nagpore. offending inscription: "Will you Surat, Glaciere, Kohnah Maru, be governed by the pen or the Glonfalloch, Hirundo, Patroclue, Bword?" to "With the pen and the Haining, Bornoo Maru and Ton- sword I sorvod you"-Reuter.

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